Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuiva

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *kujwa, compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (χŏjəm-)

Adjective[edit]

*kuiva

  1. dry

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: kuiv
  • Finnish: kuiva
  • Ingrian: kuiva
  • Karelian: kuiva
  • Livonian: kūja
  • Livvi: kuivu
  • Ludian: kuiv
  • Veps: kuiv
  • Võro: kuiv
  • Votic: kuivõ

Further reading[edit]

  • kuiv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012